Eye for dolls.



D. PUDLIN.

.EYE FOR nous.

APPL IC{\TIO N FILED NOV- 10. l9l6.

' 1 ,589; Patented Apr. 3,1917.

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WITNESSES To alllwhom it may cpncem: Be it knownthat I, DAVID D zen ofthe, United States, and a resldent ofv nnvrn rennin, or new "roan, n. Y.

EYE FOR norms.

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PUDLIN, a citieyes, and means for connecting the eyes together, ofnovel, simple and inexpensive construction.

A more specificobject of the invention is the provision of a metallicconnecting piece between the eyes which is capable of being bent .to'properly adjust the eyes with re- ,spect to the inequalities in the eyesockets .ceeds, the invention comprises various novel of the dollshead,'the connecting piece being in the form of a metal stamping ofrigid and durable form and so designed that the eyes can be easily andquickly adjusted to features of construction and arrangement of partswhich will be set forth with particularity in the following descriptionand claims appended hereto.

wherein similar characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts inall the views, Figure 1 is a frpnt view of the set of dolls eyes and theconnecting piece; I

, Fig. 2 is a plan view with one of the eyes and part of the connectingpiecein section; Fig. 3' is a front view of the connecting piecej n a cFig. 4: is 'a sectional view of one of the clamping nuts; and

"Fig. is a vertical section on the line 5 5,

eferring to the-drawing,'1 designates the eyes and 2 the connectingpiece,the e es bemg hollow, spherical bodies prefera ly al thoilgh notnecessarily made as shells disclosed in -Uni'ted States Letters Patent,Number 1,187,926, granted to me on the 20th day of'June, 1916.

The bodyof the eye is formed with an opening 3, and from this openingradiate slits 3, whereby the opening can be greatly enlarged. forpermitting the threaded wash- Specification of Letters Patent.

I Application filed. November 10, 1918. Serial No. 130,546,

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and I others juncture of the seats with the bar.

PatentedApr, a, ram.

.ing and comprises a channel bar .5 and shallow end sockets 6, each endsocket having 0 an aperture 7 for the insertion of a screw or bolt 8.The bolts 8pass through the openings 3 in the eyes and screw into thenuts 4,-whereby the eyes are firmly clamped between the nuts 4 and theend sockets 6.

The end sockets or seats-6 are united with g the hollowed portion or bar5- of the con-- necting piece by bendable connecting portions 9, whichpermits the sockets 6 to be adjusted to produce the proper set' of theThis adjustment. is often necessary 3 because the dolls .heads are notalways uniformand inequalities necessitate the adjusting of the eyes. 5

' romthe' foregoing description taken in '76 connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method ofoperation will be readily underv stood by those skilled in. the art towhich the invention appertains, and whileI have de- M scribed theprinciple of'operation together with the device which I now consider tobe T the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood thatthe device shown is .gmerely illustrative and that such changes In theacompanying drawlng, which illus trates one embodiment of the inventionand may be made when desired as fall within the I scope of the appendedclaims; r

Having thus described my invention, ll claim as new'and desire to secureby Letters'Patent: j a g 179W;

1; The combination of a set of eyes, with a, connecting piece comprisinga central channeled bar, and terminal fastening means for the eyes, theconnecting; piece being bendable at the ends ofthe bar. v

2. The combirr'iation of a set of eyes, with a connecting piececomprising a channeled bar and terminalseats for the eyes, and

*means for fastening the eyes to the seats,

the connecting piece being bendable at the, 100

3. The combination of a set of eyes, with a connecting device comprisinga single piece of metal shaped with-, ;shallow end" sockets'and achanneled bar, and'fasteners, 1

securing the eyes to the saidsockets- 4. The combination of a setofeyes, with a connectin device comprising a singlepi'ece I of metal s acd with shallow end sockets and a channe ed bar, andfastener's securingv the eyes to the said sockets, there being bendable portions betweenthe sockets and bar I for permitting the eyes .to be adjusted.

5.. The combination of a set of hollow eyes and a connecting devicecomprising a bar and shallow end sockets into which the eyes eyes, witha connecting device comprising a channeled bar and end sockets connected-therewith by bendable portions, nuts within the'eyes, and threadedmembers passing through the sockets and extending into the eyes andengaged with the nuts, whereby the eyes areclamped between the socketsand nuts. a

7. A connecting device for dolls eyes, comprising a channeled bar havingintegrally connected eye-receiving sockets at its ends.

' its ends,the portions between the sockets and 8. A connecting .devicefor dolls eye s,

comprising a. channeled bar having integrally connected eve-receivingsockets at bar being bendable.

9. A celluloid eye of spherical form and having an opening at its rearand radiating slits from the said opening, and a mounting on which theapertured and slit-portion of the eye. is fastened.

10. A- dolls eye comprising a hollow spherical shell having an aperturein its rear and slits extending from the aperture, a nut 11. Thecombination of a mounting for an eye having an eye-receiving socket, aneye seated in the said socket and provided with an opening, a nut withinthe eye, and a fastener of smaller diameter than the opening andextending through the said socket and the nut for clamping the eyerigidly in place, the edge of the opening being pliant to permit theopening to be enlarged for the insertion of the nut.

12. The combination of a set of'eyes, with a connecting piece in theform of a bendable channeled bar, and means on the end thereof forfastening the eyes in place.

DAVID PUDLIN.

